#!/bin/bash COMPSERV_USER=peter COMPSERV_SERVER=localhost RSYNC_PARAMS="--recursive --progress" # Create large amount of files on the server mkdir ~/testdir_clnt ssh $COMPSERV_USER@$COMPSERV_SERVER 'mkdir -p ~/testdir_srv; for ((i=0;i<300;i++)) ; do dd if=/dev/random of=~/testdir_srv/file${i}.lst bs=1 count=5000; done' # Sync files to client rsync -vvvvvvvvvv $RSYNC_PARAMS $COMPSERV_USER@$COMPSERV_SERVER:testdir_srv/* ~/testdir_clnt/